Sporting Witness - Lamine Gueye: Senegalese skiier
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In 1984, Lamine Gueye of Senegal became the first black African skier to take part in the Winter Olympics.
The grandson of a prominent Senegalese politician, Gueye founded his country's ski federation and for a long time was the only member.
In 2017, he spoke to Tayo Popoola.
A Whistledown Production for BBC World Service.
(Photo: Lamine at the 1996 World Championships. Credit: Jerome Prevost/TempSport/Corbis/VCG/Getty)
Published on Saturday, 3rd February 2024.
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